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When we left London on 10th June 2012, Maple was around 22 months old, just to give you some idea if you’re judging this according to your own childrens’ ages. To allay your fears from the outset, we had a magnificent three weeks. We would do it all again. I know there are a fair number of forums with alarmist idiots saying that you shouldn’t take a toddler to Vietnam, that it is hard and dangerous and on and on they boringly rant with their conservative and desperately dull forebodings.

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I'm Miranda Barber. I’m all sorts of things, but currently, first and foremost a mum. Mid-second pregnancy, my family relocated from London to Melbourne via Vietnam. A rollercoaster. As a dear friend of mine so eloquently puts it: "As a mum of two you have two choices: you can either look good or feel good but you can't have both." Too right. This is an observational blog of life's car crashes and quirks on this huge learning curve. You're welcome here.